RH Line calls printed May 7, 2014

Posted:
05/06/2014 10:03:52 PM MDT

Marijuana

"On page 1, 'Marijuana changes advance in Colorado Legislature': Why spend $10 million for a study when we, the flower children of the '60s, are still here, we have a job, we're normal? It's just a personal thing to do; ain't no big deal. ... The Indians did it. If it wasn't for Columbus, the Indians would still be ruling this country and smoking a peace pipe."

Comcast Cable

"For the second time in two months, our Comcast cable has gone out. They continue to think it's a problem inside my house, even though neighbors have the same outage. And it takes five days for them to respond to an outage. I think it's time we brought in another cable company into Loveland for a little competition."

Don't Shortchange Your Server

"I'm a server at a local restaurant, and I've seen lots of gift certificates and Living Social-type coupons coming to our restaurant, but I would just like to remind people that your server still has to do the same amount of work, whether you're getting your meal free or not. So I would like to remind people that they really should tip according to the value of the meal and not the final price. It's really frustrating to help a big party, when they have a $150 check, and if $100 of it is comped, the pay you five bucks."

Flying Through School Zones

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"It seems that it's time for police presence once again on Taft, especially during times when the school-zone lights are flashing. I couldn't believe how many vehicles were flying past me at 40 miles an hour through those zones yesterday afternoon."

Obamacare

"I've had to stay in several of the hospitals locally, and in Wyoming as well lately, due to being very sick. I'd just like to say I think that the quality of the hospitals and the care decreased with the Obamacare. I can't really put my finger on it, but there are problems."

Fracking Here

"I think the real issue about fracking is whether or not you want it within the city limits of Loveland."

Ukraine

"I'm wondering what people would like our government and our president to do with regard to the Ukraine. I see lots of criticism, but I have yet to see another good offering of what would be a different alternative. If you want to send troops, first you have to think about the money. I don't want another war put on a credit card like Iraq and Afghanistan. You have to think about how many people you have and how much support you have. But if that's what you want, will the money come out of Congress?"

Public Prayers

"The news story on the Supreme Court allowing prayers in public meetings is not a new phenomenon. It goes all the way back to the constitutional convention, when it was agreed in that convention to allow prayers at all public meetings. It's interesting to see how illiterate our people are on the Constitution. The First Amendment has protected prayer ever since our founding. This is what may be news to some people."

Keystone Pipeline

"The Keystone pipeline is not carrying oil, it is carrying tar, which is very thick and viscous, so it has to be pushed through that pipeline with very high pressure, which makes it liable to have breaks in the pipeline because of the pressure. That's the reason the farmers in Nebraska are debating letting it go through that aquifer. It would be a major disaster for this country to have that stuff go into the aquifer, because it does not float like oil; it sinks to the bottom."

"I'm sincerely trying to see the advantages to us of the Keystone pipeline. Is the objective to create just a couple dozen permanent jobs, a few thousand temporary jobs? Its purpose, as I understand it, is to help foreign oil companies — Canadian — transport their oil to refineries so it can be sold to foreign countries. I just don't see where there's any potential benefit to us to outweigh the potential risk."